The Scarlet Letter
By Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Boston : Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850 This source is from the library of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Catlin, a gift of their sons, Avery and Randolph Catlin. The bookplate is of E.B. Fickes. Other source information: BAL 7600, First edition, Pub. advts. (4 p.) dated March 1, 1850, inserted at front, title in red and black, cover is original brown cloth. Page images have been included from the print version from the University of Virginia's Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. Kodak Color Control Patches: 135scal. UVa call number: PS1868 .A1 1850b, UVa Virgo ID: 859059-1004, UVa Title Control Number: l07003785.

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850 . Literature in Context: An Open Anthology. http://anthologydev.lib.virginia.edu/work/Hawthorne/hawthorne-scarlet. Accessed: 2024-12-03T17:26:21.25Z

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SCARLET LETTER,
 A ROMANCE.

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Footnotes

_p-p-clerk This refers to a paradoy written by Alexander Pope, and possible inspiration for the Scarlet Letter. Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/slcus-n.html
_decorous Outward conformity to the recognized standard of good taste in manners, behaviour, etc. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_benumbed To paralyze. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_genial Sympathetically cheerful; kindly; jovial. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_prolix Overlong, overextended. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_mode a thing considered as possessing certain non-essential attributes which may be changed without destroying its identity. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_king-derby A wealthy merchant in Salem who lived from 1739-1799. He is known as the first American millionaire. Source: https://salempl.org/wiki/index.php?title=Derby,_Elias_Hasket
_schooner A small seagoing vessel, originally with only two masts, but now often with three or four masts and carrying one or more topsails. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_enliveningRestroed Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_forenoon The portion of the day before noon. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_truculency Fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eider-down The small soft feathers from the breast of the eider duck. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_dabTo peck with a bird bill. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_rankling Festering; rotting. Souce: Oxford English Dictionary
_chinks A slit, an opening in a joint between boards, etc. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_swell To increase in size. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_thitherward Towards that place. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tarpaulins A nickname for a mariner or sailor. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_alms-houses A house for the accommodation or support of the poor or needy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_matthew This refers to the book of the Bible Matthew 9:9 which describes Matthew as sitting at the seat of custom. Sources: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/scarlet/allusions/ and https://www.bible.com/bible/1/MAT.9.9.KJV
_slovenliness Untidiness, lack of cleanliness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_voluminous Massive, bulky, large, swelling. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_edifice A building, usually a large and stately building. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_locofoco A member or supporter of a radical faction within the Democratic Party in the mid 1830s which advocated social justice and opposed vested interests, monopolies, and banks. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_besom A broom. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_emoluments Profit or gain arising from station, office, or employment. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_two-centuries-and-quarterAka: 225 years
_progenitor An ancestor, a forefather. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_venerable Worthy of deep respect. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_laudable Praiseworthy, commendable. (I.e. they would not have thought highly of his deeds) Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_grandsires A forefather, a male ancestor. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eaves The edge of the roof of a building. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_forecastle A short raised deck at the fore end of a vessel. In early use raised like a castle to command the enemy's decks. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tenacity Toughness; persistence. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sam A symbol of American patriotism. His origins are unknown but assumed to be based off of New York merchant named Sam Wilson who supplied beef to American troops during the War of 1812. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/uncle-sam/
_corps A group of people associated in a common organization. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vicissitude The uncertain changing of something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_torpid Slow, sluggish; dull. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_arduous Hard to accomplish or achieve. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_whigs A political party created in opposition to the Democrats. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/whig-party
_furrowed To make wrinkles in. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_boreas The Greek God of winter and the North Wind. Source: https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/boreas.html
_sagaciously Resulting from or exhibiting acuteness of mental discernment. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_obtuseness Slowness of understanding, stupidity. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_alacrity Liveliness; cheerful readiness or willingness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eulogiumA formal expression of praise. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_witticisms A witty saying or remark; a smart joke. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_mouldering Rotting. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_dotage The state of having impaired intellect or understanding in old age. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_coadjutors A helper, assistant, fellow-helper. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unction A manner of utterance or address showing real appreciation or enjoyment of the subject or situation.
_to-dayI.E. today
_to-morrowI.E. tomorrow
_tide-waiters A customs officer who awaited the arrival of ships. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_purple This is an idiom that implies the person was born to royalty. Purple was a very expense dye to make thus only the wealthy were able to have it which cemented it as a status symbol. Source: https://carnegiemnh.org/born-to-the-purple/
_fourscore One fourscore is 20 years so he would be 80 years old.
_floridRosy or ruddy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_hale Free from injury; physically sound, unhurt; safe. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_quaver To vibrate, tremble, quiver. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_cockHere meaning rooster
_sableThe color black; Black mourning clothes. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gourmandism Love of good fare. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vitiated To make bad, impure, or defective. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_threescore-and-ten A score is 20 years so he would be 70 years old.
_palsiedTo become paralysed.
_balustrade A row of short pillars forming an ornamental barrier along the edge of a terrace, balcony, etc. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_imbecility Weakness; lack of strength or power. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_bipeds-quadrupeds All animals that have two legs (bipeds) and four legs (quadrupeds).
_pervadedTo spread throughout. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_trumpet-peal A loud sound from a trumpet. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unmalleable Inflexible, unbending. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_benevolence Disposition to do good, kindness, generosity, charitable feeling. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_actuates To carry out (a command, proposition, etc.) in practice. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_polemical Relating to dispute or controversy; contentious, combative. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_aught To some extent, somewhat. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_evanescent Something that quickly vanishes or passes away; having no permanence. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_laurel A branch or wreath of the Bay-tree tree. This usually an emblem of victory. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_stalwartStrongly and stoutly built, sturdy, robust. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_hardihoodCourage; resoluteness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_interloper An unauthorized trader. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_merest That is barely or no more than what it's said to be (i.e. no more than just a touch). Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_esoteric A select circle; private, confidential. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_fastidious Having exacting standards or paying meticulous attention to detail. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_transitoryTemporary; brief. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vogue Popularity. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_anatto An orange-red dye from South America. Used in dyeing, and for colouring cheese. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_impostA tax. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_queerHere meaning strange.
_festoon To adorn with chain or garland of flowers, leaves, lights, etc. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_encumbrance A burden, impediment, ‘dead weight’. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_effusion Pouring out. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_billy-gray William "Billy" Gray was a wealthy Salem merchant. He was born in 1773 and died in 1824. Source: https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/letter-luck-salvaged-a-historic-mansion-from-salems-fire-in-1914/article_5c8ee5e6-0325-566a-a9e2-d483b303cb49.html
_forrester A wealthy Salem merchant born in 1748 and died in 1817. https://salempl.org/wiki/index.php?title=Forrester,_Capt._Simon
_posterior Something that comes later in time. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_protectorate A state that is protected by another state. https://diplomacy.state.gov/encyclopedia/protectorate/
_felts-annals This refers to Annals of Salem from its First Settlement by Joesph B. Felt. This is a yearly record of events from Salem from 1626 to 1736. Source: Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/annalsofsalemfro00jose/mode/2up
_molested Here meaning harassed or troubled. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_antiquarian A person who studies or is interested in the past or its remains. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_impel To urge on, incite. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_wrought An archaic past tense of work. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_conversant Expierenced with. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_moth Someone who hovers around temptation and is liable to be drawn to destruction. From the saying "like a moth to a flame". Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_cogitating To think, reflect, ponder, meditate. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_contrive Planning or plotting of evil devices. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_foolscap A large sheet of paper. About 16.5 inches by 13.5 inches. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_hand-dogAn unhappy or guilty expression. Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hangdog
_filial Of or pertaining to a son or daughter. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_lucubrations Works done by artifical light. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gaugers Someone who check the quanity of goods. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_quarter-deck A small deck on a ship that covers about a quarter of it. It is typically was where the captain commanded the vessel and typically reserved for the use of superior officers. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_indefatigalbe Something that cannot be tired out. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_pittance A small amount. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_bestirred To busy oneself. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_torpor Dullness; indifference. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_illusive Deceive by unreal appearances; deceptive. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_affrighting To frighten, terrify. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_verge The edge, rim, border. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_anthracite A type of coal made out relatively pure carbon and burns without much flame or smoke. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tallow Animal fat. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_susceptibilities Sensitive feelings; sensibilities. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_inefficaciousNot effective. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_phialI.E. vial
_residuum A residue. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_enervating Something that weakens physically. It could also mean something that weakens mentally or morally as well. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_betimes Early in the morning; at an early time. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sinews A tendon; The chords that connect the muscle to the bone or other parts. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_pith Physical strength or force; vigour, might. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_moil To work hard. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gold-rush The Gold Rush began in 1848 when gold was found near modern day Sacramento California. It caused the non-native population of California to rise from 800 in March of 1948 to 100,000 in December of 1949. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/gold-rush-of-1849.
_ejectment Removing a person from his holdings. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_dinner-hour Dinner refers to the main meal of the day. This traditionally was around the late morning or midday. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_taylor President Zachary Taylor, born in 1784, was elected the 12th president of the United States in 1849 until his death in 1850. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/zachary-taylor/
_irksome Tiresome; troublesome, annoying. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_predilections A preference or particular liking for something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_futurity The future; what will happen in the future. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_consolatory Designed to console. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_martyrdom Sufferings and death of someone for their faith. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_horseman A character in Washington Irving's story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow which is considered the first American ghost story. The Headless Horseman rides around searching for a head to replace the one he lost. Source: https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
_HawthorneIntentAt the time of writing this article, the author intended to publish, along with “The Scarlet Letter,” several shorter tales and sketches. These it has been thought advisable to defer.
_posthumous A work published after the death of the author. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_homely Ordinary, everyday. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_prolixity Extent or long. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_town-pump The water pump in town. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a short story about The Town Pump. https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/rill.html
_throng A large, densely packed gathering of people or animals. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_seasonably At the right moment. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sepulchres A tomb or burial-place. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ponderous Heavy, massive. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_burdock A plant with egg shaped leaves and purple flowers that are surrounded by burs. Burdocks were the inspiration for the invention of Velcro. Source: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/encyclopedia/common-burdock
_pig-weed This refers to several types of closely related weeds. They typically have oval leaves with small green flowers. Source: https://eorganic.org/node/5120
_apple-peru A type of weed native to Peru. It has small purple and white flowers that only last one day but produces a succession of flowers. Source: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/nicandra-physalodes/
_congenial Innate, natural. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_inauspicious Foreboding evil; unlucky, unfortunate. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_physiognomies A person's facial features or expression; the general cast of features of a people. In a figurative sense it is the mental, moral, philosophical, or political aspect of something that shows its character. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_betokened To be a sign or omen of something; to point to or show something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tribunal A court of justice. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_antinomian Someone from the 16th or 17th centuries who believed that Christians are freed by grace from the obligation of observing the moral law. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_quaker A sect of Christians that began in the mid 17th century. They believed in pacifism and that everyone has the presence of God within them. They were persecuted for their beliefs, particularly by the Puritans. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/history-of-quakerism
_heterodox Opinions that are not in accordance with the established doctrines or opinions. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_scourged To afflict, torment; To drive out with whips. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_fire-water Strong alcoholic drink. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_solemnity Special formality on important occasions. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_penal Relating to punishment. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_impropriety Being improper. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_farthingale A hooped petticoat or underskirt. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_fibre I.E. Fiber.
_whit Not at all. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_rotundity Being complete or well-balanced; elegance of language. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_purport Effect; meaning or sense. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_behoof Benefit, advantage. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_repute The fame, credit, or reputation for something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_malefactresses A woman guilty of a heinous offence against the law. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_trow To believe. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_autumnal Middle aged. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_baggage A worthless good-for nothing woman. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_heathenish Someone not adhering to Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. They are regarded as uncivilized. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_statute-book A book containing written laws. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_beadle A parish officer appointed to keep order in church. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_prefigured To imagine beforehand; to foreshadow. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_haughty Proud, arrogant; To appear to claim superiority. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_abashed To cause someone to loose their confidence. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sumptuary Laws limiting personal consumption on itmes like clothing, food, or furniture. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_indication Sign or token. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_indication Law that limits personal consumption such as clothing or food to prevent extravagance or to reinforce social hierarchy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_iron-visaged A face that's hard like iron. Source: Oxford English Dictionary.
_rheumatic-flannel Warm cloth used to help with pain from rheumatism. Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/nhg.html#rheumatic
_meridian Noon. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ignominious Characterized by public disgrace or dishonour; Humiliating, undignified. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_perchance Express a hypothetical or uncertain possibility: maybe, perhaps, possibly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_traditionary Associated with tradition. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_papist A Roman Catholic. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_mien The look, manner, or conduct of a person. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_leaden Heavy as if made by lead, burdensome. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_phantasmagoric Scenes and images that resemble or are reminiscent of a dream or hallucination. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eminence An elevation on the earth's surface; an elevated position. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_remonstrance Protest; objection; expressing of disapproval or disagreement. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_bleared Blurred with tears. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_cloister A place of religious seclusion; a monastery or nunnery. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_thoroughfares A road, street, lane, or path forming a route between two other roads or streets. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_convulsive Violent physical disturbance. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_wreathed Intertwined, interwoven. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_intervolutions Something that is wound or rolled up. Source Oxford English Dictionary
_wherefore For what cause or reason? Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_methinks It seems to me. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sojourn A place of temporary stay. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_remainethTo remain.
_expound To explain or interpret. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_refusethRefuses
_peradventure Perhaps, maybe, possibly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_halberds A weapon consisting of a spear and battleaxe combined. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sagacious A strong ability to assess the truth; shrewd. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eminent Dignified in rank; exalted. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_erring To go astray from one's path; to roam or stray. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_genial Kindly; jovial. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_skull-capA light, close-fitting cap. Example: https://emuseum.nasher.duke.edu/objects/11338/folding-skull-cap;jsessionid=249A654C5EE513C3855B19AA676AFCA1?ctx=10b4799d-c697-4050-b951-aa8a8b8df55b&idx=75 Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_striven Came into conflict with. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_exhort To insist upon. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_fervor Passion, intense zeal. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_impending Overhanging. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_attainments Something that is attained by continued effort. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_trode The past tense of tread. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tremulous Trembling or quivering from nervous agitation. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_exhort To insist upon; to recommend earnestly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_effectual Something that produces its intended effect. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ignominy Public disgrace or dishonour; shame. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_mayest May
_heed Careful care. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_plaintive Grieving, lamenting. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sagamores Local and regional political leaders in the Algonquian peoples of New England. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_prithee ‘I pray thee’, ‘I beg of you’; please. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_amenable Accountable for a crime. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_peremptory Admitting no debate; decisive, conclusive. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_leathern Leather. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_leech Slang for physician. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_lethe A river in Hades that make people who drink it forgetful of the past. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_nepenthe A drink, potion, or drug that gives you forgetfulness of trouble or grief. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_requital Repayment, reward, return. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_paracelsus He lived in the 16th century and was one of the early physicians to introduce chemistry into medicine. He discoved ways to cure people with poisons. Source: https://www.aaas.org/paracelsus-man-who-brought-chemistry-medicine
_ere Before; first. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_quaff To drink deeply. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_expostulation Earnest and kindly protest. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_irreparably Beyond repair or remedy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_inquest The body of men appointed to hold a legal inquiry; a jury. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_dost I.e. Does. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_paramour The object of someone's love; a lover. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_besmirches To soil or to sully. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_wottest Knows. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_annihilate To destroy completely; to do away with. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ignominy Public disgrace or dishonour; shame; humiliation. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vivify To give life to; to animate. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_inscrutable Entirely mysterious; Something that can't be found out by searching. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_alien From elsewhere, foreign; strange, unfamiliar, different. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_uncongenial Unsympathetic. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_nigh Approaching a time or place. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_plebeian Of or relating to the ordinary people. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_emolument Profit from station, office, or employment. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ascetic Exercise of extremely rigorous self-discipline. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_penance Undergoing a penalty to express sorrow for sins or wrongdoings. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_rude Of inferior quality; Constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way; unfinished. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_betokened To be a sign, token, or omen. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_reviled To make abusive or angry criticisms. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_succor To aid or help. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ulcerated Afflicted with ulcers. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_imbibed Absorb, or assimilate knowledge, ideas, etc. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_contumaciously Rebelliously, insubordinately. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vulgar The common people. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_averred To assert as a fact; to prove true. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_incredulity Unwillingness to believe (statements, etc.); disbelief. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_delusive Deceptive. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gusty Sudden bursts of feeling; Coming in fits or bursts. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_inviolable Not allowed to suffer violence. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_requited Repaid. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_caprice A sudden change of the mind without apparent motive. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sowing-broadcast A method of sowing seeds that includes throwing them out into a field. The term broadcast originially meant to cast broadly or to widely spread the seeds. Sources: https://www.nature-and-garden.com/gardening/broadcast-sowing.html https://www.etymonline.com/word/broadcast
_ejaculation The hasty utterance of words expressing emotion. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_humorsome Whimsical; amusing. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gesticulating To make lively or energetic motions with the limbs or body. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_freak A sudden and unaccountable change of mind, mood, or behaviour; a whim. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_freakishness Here meaning to be abnormal or unpredictable; To change one's mind, mood, or behaviour suddenly and unaccountably. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_capering To dance or skip for merriment. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_selectmen An elected official in New England area to manage local concerns. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_imperious Overbearing, dictatorial; arrogant. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ignominy Public disgrace or dishonour. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_similitude A sign, a symbol. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ingenuity Skill in making something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_wayfarers A traveller by road, esp. one who goes on foot. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_extant Prominent, conspicuous. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_stucco A fine plaster used for covering walls, ceilings, and floors. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_aslant Slanting or sloping. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_aladdin The first introduction of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" to European audiences was in the story collecton The Arabian Nights in 1704 translated by Antoine Galland. It follow a similar story to the Disney movie but the settng is in China, Aladdin is not an orphan and lives with his mother, and the genie was not introduced until later. Source: https://www.pookpress.co.uk/project/history-original-aladdin-story/
_cabalistic Like the Kabbalah; having a mystic sense; mysterious. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_joint-stool A type of stool used in the 17th century. Source and Image: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/4550
_forsooth In truth, truly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tome A book or volume. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_cuirass A piece of armor that includes a brest-plate and back-plate fastened together by leather or buckles. Source: Oxford English Dictionary Example: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/34184
_gorget A piece of armour for the throat. Source: Oxford Englsh Dictionary Examples: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106378/gorget and https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21810
_greaves Armour for the leg below the knee. Source: Oxford English Dictoinary Example: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27676
_gauntlets A glove worn as part of medieval armour, usually made of leather, covered with plates of steel. Source: Oxford English Dictionary Example: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24903
_panoply A complete suit of armour. Frequently with connotations of brightness and splendour. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_pequod-war A war that happened between the Pequot Native Americans and the Connecticut Colony in 1636 that lasted until 1637. Several tribes were involved fighting with and against the Colonists in order to establish trade control in the region. Source: https://connecticuthistory.org/topics-page/pequot-war/
_frontispiece The front of a building, usually the decorated entrance of it. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_physiognomy The study of the features of the face and the art of judging character from it. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_blackstone Rev. William Blackstone is credited as being the first permanent English settler in Rhode Island. He was a horticulturalist as well as a Reverend and is known to have created the first American variety of apple. Source: https://riheritagehalloffame.com/Rev-William-Blackstone/
_eldritch Weird, ghostly, unnatural, frightful, hideous. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_indue To bring in, introduce. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_expatiating To speak or write at some length. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_baptist John the Baptist was a distant cousin of Jesus and baptized him. John condemned the king’s marriage to his wife which lead the king's stepdaughter to request John's head on a platter. The king complied, beheading John. Source: https://www.history.com/news/saint-john-the-baptist-head-where
_autumnal Middle aged often in a negative sense. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_appliances A utensil or other piece of equipment designed to perform a specific (usually domestic) task. Source: Oxford Englsh Dictionary
_bedizen To dress out, especially in a vulgar or gaudy fashion. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_catechism An elementary treatise for instruction in the principles of the Christian religion, in the form of question and answer. Source: Oxford English Dictionary Example: https://archive.spurgeon.org/catechis.php#Q1
_papistry A derogatory term for Roman Catholicism. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_selfsame The very same thing or person. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_essayed To attempt; to try to do. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_perversity That which goes against what is reasonable, logical, expected, or required. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_amiss Wickedly, sinfully; with evil intent. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_indefeasible Not liable to be ‘defeated’ or done away with. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_careworn Appearing tired, worried, and unhappy. Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/careworn
_emaciated Made lean. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_insomuch To such an extent as. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_mountebank A charlatan, a person who falsely claims knowledge of or skill in some matter. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_boon Grace, favor; a favour, a gift, a thing freely or graciously bestowed. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vehemence Great or excessive passion; eagerness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unobtrusive Inconspicuous; discreet. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_withal Along with the rest; besides; moreover; likewise; as well. Source: Oxford English Dictioinary
_clew An alternative way of spelling clue. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_profane Unholy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_wellnigh Very nearly; almost entirely. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tarry To stay, remain, lodge. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_appellation Ground of appeal, title, claim. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_trodden Walked upon. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_chirurgical Surgical. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_heterogeneous Made of different different kinds of things. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_pharmacopœia An authoritative or official treatise containing listings of approved drugs with their formulations, standards of purity and strength, and uses. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_scrupulous A strict regard for what is right. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_parochial Belonging to an ecclesiastical parish. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_grossness Enormity; thickness, density. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_imminent Close at hand; coming on shortly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_interposition The action of placing oneself between things. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_providential Brought about by special intervention of divine foresight. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_countenanced Favored; encouraged. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_importunate Pressing, urgent. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_entreaties An earnest or humble request. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_propounded Proposed, or offered for consideration or discussion. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_reverential Worthy of being revered. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_scrutinized Examined methodically and with close attention. Source: Oxford English Dictionaryß
_amidst In the middle of. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sagacity Aptitude for investigation or discovery; keenness of judgement in the estimation of persons and conditions. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_seer A person believed to see divinely inspired visions; a prophet. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_erudition Learning, scholarship. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_commodiousness Convenience or suitability; Convenience or suitability. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_besought To search after or seek after. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_refutation The action of disproving a statement. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_overbury Sir Thomas Overbury died in 1613 in the Town of London's prison. Soon after his death it was realized that he was murdered by people taking orders from the Countess of Somerset because Overbury tried to prevent her marriage. This lead to a great scandal lasting until 1616. Source: https://humanities.uconn.edu/2019/03/06/scandal-and-murder-in-the-folger-archives/
_agone Gone by, elapsed. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sexton An officer of a church whose responsibilities have traditionally included bell-ringing and grave-digging. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_bunyan This refers to an passage in the "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. The book is a religious allegory symbolizing the journies of a good man through life. The passage describes a dream the protagonizt where he was locked in a cave that lead into hell. Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/sl10-n.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Pilgrims-Progress
_inimical unfriendly, hostile; harmful, hurtful. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_askance From the corner of one's eye; to one side; diagonally. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_typify To symbolize; to prefigure. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_holy-writ Another name for the Bible or Holy Scriptures. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_penitential Being sorrowful for one's sins or faults. Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penitence
_self-abasement Humiliation, degradation. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_armorial Containing coat of arms. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_isaac-johnson An English colonist born in 1601 and died 1630. He was one of the founders of Massachusetts and the largest shareholder of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158237548/isaac-johnson
_tenaciously Not easily pulled apart. Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenacious
_yonder Over there; an object that is far away but in sight. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_anon Soon, shortly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_palliate To disguise or misrepresent. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_proffering Offering, presenting. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_betwixtBetween. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_somniferous Inducing sleep. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vestment An article of clothing worn by the clergy of Christian Churches. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_hitherto Up to this point, until now. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_comports Act in a particular manner. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_odious Hateful; disagreeable; offensive; repulsive. .Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_antipathy Hostility, ill feeling; deep-seated dislike. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_machinations A plot or scheme. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_abstruse Difficult to understand; obscure. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_efficacious That produces the intended or appropriate effect; effective. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unamiable Unlovable. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_pentecost A Christian festival 7 weeks after Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. Red and white are the two colors traditionally associated with Pentecost. Red represents the “tongues of fire". This refers to the apostles' ability to announce the resurrection of Christ to people of different languages. White is associated with the baptisms that are done on this day. Source: https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-holidays-pentecost/ https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-what-is-pentecost
_totter To walk or move with unsteady steps; to walk shakily; to stagger. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_omniscience Someone having infinite knoweldge. Usually as an attribute of God. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_enoch In the Bible Enoch was a descendent of Adam and Even and the great-grandfather of Noah. He was one of the only two people in the Bible to not die but to be taken up by God, the other being the prophet Elijah. Source: https://www.learnreligions.com/enoch-a-man-who-did-not-die-701150
_avowal acknowledgement, declaration; confession. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vigils Prayers said or sung at a nocturnal service. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_flit To pass lightly and swiftly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_impalpable Unable to be touched; intangible. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_undissembled Genuine. Source Oxford English Dictionary
_gayety Merrymaking; cheerfulness, mirth. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_somnambulism Sleepwalking; preforming actions while sleeping. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_catarrh An increase of mucus usually to the nose, throat, and bronchial tubes. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_dogged To harass, hound, or worry a person. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_inextricable Something that cannot be untied. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_bandying To toss about; to discuss from mouth to mouth. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_multitudinous Very numerous. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_conjectured Guessed. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_conceits Notion, conception, idea, or thought. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_geneva-cloak A black gown such as was worn by the Calvinist clergy when preaching. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_defunct No longer in existence; deceased, dead. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_awry Unevenly, crookedly, askew. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_peal A loud outburst of sound. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tumultuous Marked by confusion and uproar; disorderly and noisy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_betokening To be a token, sign, or omen of; to give promise of. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_celestial Divine, heavenly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_zenith The expanse of sky overhead; the upper region of the sky. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_malevolence The disposition to wish evil to others; ill will. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_erudite Learned, scholarly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_despondency Depression. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_replete Sated, full; gorged. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_scurrilous Coarse language; vulgar. Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurrilous
_portent A sign or omen of a momentous event which is about to happen. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_apt Suitable, appropriate. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_accost To approach and speak to in a bold, hostile, or unwelcome manner. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_propensity A tendency to do something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_austerity Severe self-denial or self-restraint; lack of luxury or adornment. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_emancipated Set free from control. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_ann-hutchinson Ann Hutchinson was an early American feminist. She was a spiritual leader who defied the strict gender roles of the Puritians. She eventually was excommunicated for her beliefs and for fear of other women rebelling. Source: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/anne-hutchinson
_effluence A flowing out. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_obviated Removed; met and disposed of. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_insurmountable Something that cannot be passed over or overcome. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_precipice A cliff; an abyss. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_lunacy Extreme or reckless foolishness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_concoct To put together or make up. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_spakeI.e. Spoke
_rankle To inflict a festering wound; to cause a painful festering. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_perpetration Performing a criminal, immoral, or harmful deed; an evil or harmful act. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_foretaste A taste beforehand; partial enjoyment in advance. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_propinquity Closeness in space; close kinship. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_conferred Granted. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_deleterious Harmful; causing physical harm or damage to a person or thing. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_malignant Intense ill will; evil; harmful, gravely injurious. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_nightshade A toxic plant native to Eurpoe and Asia but brought into the Americas. It is also known as belladonna and the Devil’s cherries. Source and Target: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/belladonna.shtml
_dogwood A flowering tree native to the Eastern United States. Source and Example: https://www.uky.edu/hort/Flowering-Dogwood
_henbane A poisionous flower from Europe that historically was used for sedating and calming. Source and Example: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/henbane.shtml
_upbraided To censure, find fault with. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_nuptial Related to marriage. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_marble Something hard, inflexible, durable, or smooth. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eel-grass A type of marine seagrass. Source and Examples: https://www.nps.gov/articles/eelgrass.htm
_horn-book A tool to teach children. They typically were made out of paper covered by a thin layer of horn. Source and Example: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/hornbook
_incongruity Inappropriateness, absurdity; inconsistency. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_capricious Whimsical; guided by whim or fancy rather than by judgement. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unwonted Unusual; infrequent. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_petulant Immodest or forward in speech or behaviour; rude. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_precocity Early maturity. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_irreverence being irreverent; disrespect to a person or thing held sacred or worthy of honour. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_beneficence Doing good, active kindness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vivacity Intellectual or mental animation, acuteness, or vigour. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_forsook To give up, renounce. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_asperity Harshness or sharpness of temper. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_imputed Charged; attributed or ascribed. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vista A view, especially through an avenue of trees. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_drearier Dismal, gloomy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_scintillating Emitting sparks or small flashes of light; sparkling. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_scrofula A type of tuberculosis infection that infects the neck's lymph nodes. Source: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001354.htm
_aweary Tired, weary. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_dell A deep natural hollow with the sides usually clothed with trees or foliage. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eddies Water that seems to run against the tide or current.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
Example: https://geographyas.info/rivers/river-landforms/
_loquacity Talkativeness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_prattled To utter in an idle or childish manner; to chatter at length about unimportant matters. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_repining Grumbling, complaining. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_anemones A flower in the Buttercup family found in eastern North America. Source and Example: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/anemone-quinquefolia
_way-side The side of the road or path. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_bestrew To strew or scatter (things) about. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vivacious Full of liveliness; animated, brisk, lively. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tremulously Tremblingly; quiveringly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_intercourse Social communication between individuals. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_contiguity Close without actual contact. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_misanthropy Hatred of humankind. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_invigorated To fill with life and energy; to strenghten or animate. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_malignity Wicked and deep-rooted ill will or hatred; mischievousness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_transfiguration Being changed or altered in appearance. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_enfeebled To weaken or make feeble. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_indelicacy Lacking refinement, or good taste; coarseness of character, manners, etc. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gloat To gaze with intense or passionate satisfaction; to look at with a sidelong glance. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_strove To sturggle physically; to struggle against. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_consecration Dedication with religious rites to a sacred purpose. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vestige A mark or trace of something that is no longer there. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sentinel Someone who keeps gaurd. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_cumber To hinder; to get or be in the way of. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_latitude Freedom from narrow restrictions. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_epoch A distinctive period in the history. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_zeal Passion; eager. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_trammelled To restraint, hamper, impede, confine. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_hemmed Enclosed, shut in, limited, restrained. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_extenuation The action of lessening the guilt by giving partial excuses. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_harrowed pained, or distressed greatly. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_irrevocably Irreversibly; Beyond recovery. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_exhilarating Cheering, enlivening, inspiriting. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_alighted To shed light on or to illuminate. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gladdening To make glad. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_boughs One of the larger limbs of a tree. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sombre Depressingly dark; dismal; gloom or shadow. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_partridge-berries A type of creeping plant native to eastern North America. It has edible but tasteless bright red berries. Source and Example: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/mitchella_repens.shtml
_denizens A plant or animal that is thought to have been introduced by humans but now lives like it is native to the area. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_brood A hatch; a family of young hatched at one time. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_choleric Having a large amount of choler which is the yellow bile humor associated with fire and hot dry emotions. Sources: Oxford English Dictionary and https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/shakespeare-and-the-four-humors/index.html
_margined Having a clear border or margin. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_columbines A native plant to North America. It has beautiful and unique flowers that come in a variety of colors. Source and Examples: https://www.almanac.com/plant/columbine
_dryad A wood nymph in Greek and Roman mythology. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_hieroglyphic Having a hidden meaning. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_foregone Of time past; that what has gone before. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_prattle To talk in a foolish or childish way; to chat at length about unimportant things. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_wonted Customary, usual. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_mollified To make tender; to reduce the hardness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_entreaties An earnest or humble request. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_cankered Bad mood or feeling; bad-tempered, cross. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_preternatural Unnatural; outside the ordinary course of nature. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_pallor Paleness especially of the face. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tresses A long lock of hair. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_entreat To make an earnest or humble request for something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_freakish Inclined to change one's mind, mood, or behaviour suddenly; fickle, whimsical. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_indistinctness Obscurity, dimness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_duplicity The character of acting two ways at different times; deceitfulness, double-dealing. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vexed Bothered, upset. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_disquietude Restlessness, disturbance. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_furtherance The action of helping forward; advancement, aid, assistance. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_vocation An occupation, way of life. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_sister-of-charity An order of nursing nuns. https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/sl20-n.html#Sister
_introspection Reviewing or observing of one's own thoughts, feelings, or mental state. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_irrefragable Indisputable, irrefutable, undeniable; Something that can't be disproved. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_plashy Shallow pools or puddles; marshy, swampy, boggy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unweariable Incapable of being wearied or tired. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_due Expected. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gable-peaks The peak of a gable roof which is a roof that has two sides that slope down with the walls extending upward to the peak. Source and Example: https://www.tulsaprotech.com/hip-vs-gable-roof/
_weathercock A weather vane shaped like a chicken. Source and Example: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/weathercock
_mutability Tendency to change; variableness, inconstancy. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_incited Urged. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_conjoined Joined together; connected. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_obeisance Respectfullness; The action of obeying. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_communion-supper A Christian ceremony that symbolizes Jesus's last meal. Source: https://activechristianity.org/lords-supper-communion
_wormwood An invasive plant in North America. It has green-greyish leaves covered in silky white hairs. Source: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/Wormwood
_languor Weariness of body; tiredness, fatigue. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_inquietude Restlessness; uneasiness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gleeman A professional entertainer at social gatherings such as a singer or musician. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_jocularity Being disposed to joking or jesting; mirthfulness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_posterity The descendants of a person. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_aqua-vitæ Latin for "water of life". It refers to a distilled alcohol. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unbenignantly Not kindly, not graciously. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_animadversion Hostile criticism; blame. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_surmounted Mounted; rested on top. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_galliard Lively, brisk, full of high spirits. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_scurvy Scurvy is a condition caused by a lack of vitamin C in the system. It can cause bleeding gums, joint pain, shortness of breath, and can be fatal. It affected many sailors on ships until a cure, to eat citrus, was identified in the 18th century. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-37320399
_ship-fever Another name for Typhus which is a group of bacterial diseases that are spread by fleas and lice. It can cause fevers, headaches, and rashes. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/typhus/index.html and Oxford English Dictionary
_clarion A shrill-sounding trumpet. It historically was associated with war. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_borne To raise something up; to keep up someone's spirits. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_morions A type of helmet resembling a hat, worn chiefly by foot soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Source: Oxford English Dictionary Example: http://wb.britishmuseum.org/MCN3548#1349928001
_civil-eminence Elevated rank. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tempestuous Stormy, very rough, or violent. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eminently Notably. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_stomacher A V-shaped decorative garment that was worn at the front of a woman's gown or bodice in the 15th to 18th centuries. Source and Example: https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/stomacher/
_airing To go for a walk outside. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_evil-one The Christian Devil. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_fie An exclamation expressing disgust. SOurce: Oxford English Dictionary
_prince The Devil. Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/nhg.html#Prince
_cadence Rhythm. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_pathos Something that evokes pity, sadness, or tenderness. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_plaintiveness Being afflicted by sorrow; grieving. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_undulating Rising and falling like waves. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_eccentricity Irregularity, oddity, whimsicality. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_twined Twisted; interlaced; weaved. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_wots To know. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tempest A violent storm. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_unscrupulous Someone who acts dishonestly or in an immoral way to get what they want. Source: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/unscrupulous
_centrifugal The outward force that keeps an object moving in a circle. Source and Example: https://www.livescience.com/52488-centrifugal-centripetal-forces.html
_repugnance Strong dislike, distaste, or aversion to something. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_aloft Above, high up. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_exalt To raise up or elevate. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_clangor Loud resonant sound like from a trumpet or large bell. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_etherealized Spiritualized; made ethereal. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_apotheosized To elevate to divine status; to idolize; to glorify. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tottered To walk or move with unsteady steps; to walk with difficulty; to stagger. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_waxing Growing. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_him Him in this context is referring to the Christian God.
_twine To wind or twist. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_lurid Pale and dismal in color with connotations of being ‘terrible’, ‘ominous’, ‘ghastly’, ‘sensational’. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_fretted To consume, torture or wear away by gnawing. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_irreverent Showing disrespect to a sacred person or thing. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_acutest Coming on suddenly with a short duration. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_semblance A person or thing that resembles another; a likeness, image, or copy of. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_nugatory Worthless; futile. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_parable A (usually realistic) story or narrative told to convey a moral or spiritual lesson or insight. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_consummation an act of completing or finishing. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_duly Ddequately, sufficiently, fully. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_forlorn Abandoned, forsaken, deserted; left alone. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_transmuted To alter or change in nature; to transform, convert, turn. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_tost I.e. To toss. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_heraldry Showing people who you are by using a unique combinations of colours, shapes, and animals. Because it was unique to the early knights it can be used to help trace someone's lineage and pedigree. Source: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/guide-to-heraldry and Oxford English Dictionary
_sobre This may be a misspelling of sombre meaning dark colored. Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/sl24-n.html#24sombre
_toilsome Laborious, tiring. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_surer Firm, immovable. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_escutcheon The shield that has a coat of arms. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
_gulesTo stain red. Source: Oxford English Dictionary